Trackman&#39;s arch support and shoe protector



Aug. 16, 1932. c. HAGG ET AL TRACKMAN'S ARCH SUPPORT AND SHOE PROTECTOR Filed March 5, 1952 /4 JV" .i

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UNITED 'STATES CHARLES HAGG AND ERICH CHRISTIAN LAGER or" rR'EN'riCE, wisconsin TRACHMANS ARCH SUPPORT AND sHoE i;' Ro'.LEo'roR` Application led March 5, 1932.k Serial No. 597,028.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is an arch support and shoe a vide a device of the class 'described which will adapt itself readily to boots or other articles of footwear of different sizes.

It is within the province of the disclosure` to improve generallyand to enhance the util# ity of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimedl without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 isv a top plan, wherein parts are shown in section; l

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; f

Fig. 3 is abottom plan;

Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4 Aof Fig. 1; l

Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

The article forming the subject matter of this application preferably is made of metal throughout, and it comprises, as shown in the drawing, an instep plate I having a depending flange 1 at its rear end, a heel plate H having an upstanding flange 2 at its forward end, a tightener T secured to the flange 1 of thel instep plate and extended around the margin of the heel plate, thel tightener constituting means for holding both plates on an article of -foot wear, and securing elef ments 3 forming a releasable connection be: tweenthe flanges land 2, whereby the heel plate I-I can be removed, the tightenerA T' 55 then constituting means for holding the instep plateI, alone, on an article of foot wear.

. The f device is. further characterized by the fact thatthe'securing devices 3 are bolts with rearwardly projectingpo-inted ends 4, which, 00 under the constricting action of the tightener T on the heelfof an article of foot wear, bite into the forward surface of the heel and help toholdthe device-in place. Y

Another feature of the article is that the g5 instep plate I hasan upstanding wing 5 along `one longitudinal edge only, for theprotection of'a'n article of foot wear, the opposite edge 6 of the instep plate being plain, so that the instep Vplate will tarticles of foot wear of; different widths. ,The inturned end 7 of one side portion 8 of, the tightener T is permanently secured, by a small bolt 9 or `the like, to the flange 1 of the instep plate I, to keep side portion 8 in alinement with the wing 5, there- 75 by to form a substantially continuous pro- -tection for the outer side of the article offfoot wear. A means is provided for connecting the opposite side portion 10` of the tightener T to the flange 1 of the instep plate I for in 80 and out adjustment, `y`thereby adapting the tightener yto heels of different sizes, and this means, by preference, is a small bolt 11Yin .the inturned end 14 of the part 10 of the tightener, the bolt being adjustable in a slot 12in the V85 flange 1 of the instep plate I.

'No only do the securing devices or bolts B form a releasable connection between the anges 1 and 2, whereby the heel plateH may be removed, but, being mounted in vertical slots15 of the liange 1 of the instep plate I, theyenable the heel plate H to be adjusted vertically, thereby accommodating thefheel plate to heels of different heights. rIhe anges 1 and 2 may be denominated cooperating elements, in one of `whichthe securing devices 3 are fixed, and in the other of which the securing devices are vertically adjustable.

Referring to Fig., 5, the flange 2 of the heel plate I-I is cut away at its ends, asl shown at 10 16, to expose both of the securing devices 11 and 9, thereby making them readily accessible, the securing elements t being mounted 1n that part of the heel plate that lies between j the places 16 where it is cut away.

The side portions 8 and 10 of the tightener T are somewhat resilient, that is, although they can be sprung in and out, sidewise,.they do not tend to lengthen. The same observation is true with respect to the yrear members 19 and' 2O of the tightener T, whichhave key hole slots 18, adapted to be engaged with headed studs 17 on the side portions 8 and 10 of the tightener, the tightener thus being adi justable as to the length of the heels of the article of foot wear. A link 22 of curved form is pivoted at 21 to the rear end of the member of the tightener and is adapted to be engaged with the teeth 23 of a curved lever 24, provided at one end with a nger piece 25,

the lever` being fulcrumed at one end, as shown at 27, on the rear-end of the part 19 of the tightener. The part 19 of the tightener is considerably longer than the part 20 of "I t the tightener, and extends across practically all of the rear surface of the heel of the article of foot wear on which the device is mounted. By closing down the lever 24 against the member 19, as shown inFig. 1, the vtightener is made to exercise its office.

There are depending transverse ribs 28 on the lower surface of the instep plate I and on "the lower surface of the heel plate H, which prevents the tamping shovel, or other tamping means, such as a pneumatic tamper, from slipping. The ribs 28, and especially the rib on the heel plate H, gives the wearer a good foot-hold on the ground, in walking.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A device of the class described, comprising an instep plate having a depending flange at its rear end, va heel plate having an upstanding flange at its forward end, a tightener secured to the flange k'of the instep plate and extended around the margin of the heel plate, the tightener constituting means for holding both plates on an article of foot wear, and securing elements forming a releasable connection between the flanges, whereby the heel plate may be removed, the tightener then constituting means for holding the instep plate, alone, on an article of foot wear.

2. A device of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 1, and further characterized by the fact that the securing elements are bolts with rearwardly-projecting pointed ends, which, under the constricting action of the tightener on the heel of an article of foot wear, bite into the forward surface of the heel and help to hold the device in place. c

3. A device of the class described, coni 'structed as set forth in claim 1', and further characterized by the fact that the instep plate has an upstanding wing along one longitudinal edge, for the protection of an article of foot wear, the opposite edge of the instep plate being plain, so that the instep plate will fit articles of foot wear of different widths, one side portion of the tightener being permanently secured to the flange of the instep plate, in alinement with the wing to form a substantially continuous protection for the touterside of the article of foot wear,

and means for connecting the opposite side portion of the tightener to the flange of the instep plate for in and out adjustment, thereby adapting the tightener to heels of different sizes.

4L. A device of the class described, comprising aninstep plate and a heel plate, and embodying as cooperating elements, a depending flange on the rear end of the instep plate, and an upstanding flange on the forward end of the heel plate, one of. said cooperating elements having vertical slots, a tightener secured toY the flange of the instep plate and extended around the margin of the heel plate, the tightener constituting means for holding both plates on an article of foot wear, and securing devices mounted in the other of said cooperating elements and adjustable vertically in the slots, to enable the heel plate to be adjusted vertically, thereby accommodating the heel plate to heels of different heights, the securing devices forming a releasable connection between the flanges, whereby the heel plate may be removed, the tightener then constituting means for holding the instep plate, alone, on an article of foot-wear.

5. A device of the class described, comprising aninstep plate having a depending flange at its rear end, a heel plate having an upstanding flange at its forward end, the depending flange of the instep plate having a horizontal slot located near to one side of the instepy plate, and having a vertical slot located intermediate the sides of the instep plate, a securing element mounted in the flange of the heel plate'and adjustable vertically in the vertical slot of the instep plate, a tightener extended around the margin of the heel plate and having inturned ends overlapped upon the flange of the instep plate, and securing devices connecting the said ends of the tightener with the flange of the instep plate, one of the last-specified securing devices being fixedly mounted in the flange of the instep plate, the other of the last-specified securing devices being adjustable in the slot of the ange of the instep plate, and the flange of thel heel plate being cut away at its ends to expose both of the last-specified securing devices, the first-specified securing element rbeing mounted in that part of the flange of the heel plate that lies between the places where it is cut away.

6. A trackmans arch support `and shoe protector comprising an instep plate, a heel plate, means for securing the heel plate removably and detachably to the instep plate, and a tightener extended around the margin of the heel plate and connected to the instep plate, the tightener comprising means located on the sides of the tightener, whereby the tightener may be adjusted as to length, and a link and lever mechanism interposed in the back part of the tightener and rendering the tightener effective. n l

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We have hereto aflixed our signatures.

CHARLES HAGG. ERICK CHRISTIAN LAGER. 

